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Testimony of Moshe Meltz, born in Vienna, Austria, 1932, regarding his experiences in Vienna, on the Kindertransport and with foster families in England
Testimony
Testimony of Moshe Meltz, born in Vienna, Austria, 1932, regarding his experiences in Vienna, on the Kindertransport and with foster families in England
Life in Vienna in a secular family; Anschluss, 1938; displays of antisemitism; Kristallnacht; detention of his father; deportation of his father to Dachau; witness' transfer to England on the Kindertransport.
Outbreak of the war; deportation to his mother to camps in Riga; his life with non-Jewish foster families in England, 1939-1946; reunion with his family in England; aliya to Israel, 1949.
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item Id
9089638
First Name
Moshe
Last Name
Meltz
Date of Birth
08/09/1932
Place of Birth
Wien, Austria
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
08/07/2010
Date of Creation - latest
08/07/2010
Name of Submitter
מלץ משה
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Subjects
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection